lphharrison
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Cathy Lamb:
I have been working on a novel, my first. My mind works so much faster than my hands can type or write and I was curious about how you work through lost ideas, or if that ever happens to you?
Cathy Lamb
Lindsey,
When I have an idea for something that needs to be in my book, a character, situation, dialogue, etc, I immediately write it down, or I insert it into the top of my manuscript. So, as you can imagine, I have about a page and a half, single space, of ideas, thoughts, characters, problems, that I have to address when I write the book.
All of those things are deleted as I work through, or add, or delete them, in my manuscript. Think of it as a Manuscript To Do List. Things that must be completed in the manuscript and written down before ya lose them!
Take a breath, write what's in your head, slow down a bit, it'll still be there. And keep writing...the best ideas for your story won't leave, they'll stick, as they become part of your storyline, part of the characters' lives and trajectories.
When I have an idea for something that needs to be in my book, a character, situation, dialogue, etc, I immediately write it down, or I insert it into the top of my manuscript. So, as you can imagine, I have about a page and a half, single space, of ideas, thoughts, characters, problems, that I have to address when I write the book.
All of those things are deleted as I work through, or add, or delete them, in my manuscript. Think of it as a Manuscript To Do List. Things that must be completed in the manuscript and written down before ya lose them!
Take a breath, write what's in your head, slow down a bit, it'll still be there. And keep writing...the best ideas for your story won't leave, they'll stick, as they become part of your storyline, part of the characters' lives and trajectories.
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Gayle Weber
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Cathy Lamb:
So What questions can you suggestion for a discussion group on Henry's Sisters? Growing up with two sisters and a brother, any chance Henry's Sisters is partly biographical? Can you name three all time favorite novels? As a retired teacher, I wondered about Henry's disability? What are you writing now ? Does anyone ' read along , edit?" As you write? You write late at night, so how do you fill your days?I
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